The Bold Italics' Laura Beck went on a tour of the hidden local gem, Anchor Distilling Company, which is "sandwiched between boxes and boxes of beer" inside the Anchor Brewery Company. The distillery makes three single malt straight rye whiskeys...

Hayes Valley: As former bar managers Jeff Hollinger and Jonny Raglin move on to open Comstock Saloon in Chinatown, the bar at Absinthe will now be helmed by Carlos Yturria, formerly of Range, with an upcoming special cocktail-and-food pairing menu....

• San Franciscans love Fernet, but it's a flash in the pan compared with the city's longtime favorite cocktail, the Pisco Punch. [SF Chronicle] • A Sausalito man accused of torching a warehouse full of wine may change his plea...